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Caterpillar Sites Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill

Segregating waste from six streams to 30 increased recycling opportunities

The Institution of Engineering and Technology IET
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 14:39
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(IET: London) -- Construction- and mining-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar achieved zero landfill waste at its United Kingdom Hose Assembly (UKHA) facility by increasing its recycling rate. A total waste management system was developed to maximize revenues generated from recyclables and to start recycling waste rubber hydraulic hoses. The site’s environmental metrics reporting procedure was simplified and streamlined, helping it achieve savings of almost £10,000 ($15,512).

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The sites that have reached 100-percent recycling are the remanufacturing and components division’s United Kingdom Hose Assembly (UKHA) plant in Leicester, and the Cat Logistics operation in Desford.

“Caterpillar recognizes that providing sustainable solutions starts with having sustainable operations,” says Doug Oberhelman, the company’s chairman and CEO. “That’s why we’ve established corporate long-term goals focused on sustainability for all of our operations worldwide. One of those operational goals is to eliminate waste by reducing waste generation and reusing or recycling all that remains.”

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